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Wetbandit1
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: Unpopular opinion (i think): The best Die Hard movie is the 4th one- Live free or Die Hard -jdfitz7, NY
Joined: 10.07.2010

Aug 12 @ 11:47 PM ET
you move risto, because he is pouting, you as a gm set a bad example

ror wanted out, gone
risto wants out, and you move him, not good
nylander wanted out, gone


what happens when eichel or dahlin wants out, they are going to say you moved the others



again, as I posted earlier, when the bickering bills was at the threshold, 4 or 5 of them wanted to be traded

polian put them all in a room, and said enough, get along this is your family and you are going to get over this hump together



of course harmon was a non factor then, and the offense and defense united and they went to 4 straight super bowls



winning cures everything

- homiedclown


I think that's a category on Pornhub.
GilPerreault11
Buffalo Sabres
Location: IL
Joined: 07.21.2011

Aug 12 @ 11:47 PM ET
I would honestly be worried about guys playing here for 6 years and NOT asking for a trade at one point or another.
- Wetbandit1


GMJB should not flinch either unless it is a hockey trade and he gets what he wants, if not let him pout. If the Sabres don't make the playoffs this year how long before Eichel "loses his love for the game."
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Aug 12 @ 11:48 PM ET
Well, I have time but I also have to get set for the Bills games and I don't want to stream them on my laptop again.
- GilPerreault11


I think u might just wanna ask you landlord if u can get cable/satellite then
That way you know you’ll be all set
Powerslave
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Joined: 02.10.2011

Aug 12 @ 11:56 PM ET
Several of the bickering bills asked to be traded

Polian didn't trade any

Then they started winning more and going deeper in the playoffs and bonded


Winning culture cures everything

- homiedclown



I think they bonded over cocaine, but hey, whatever works
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Aug 13 @ 12:05 AM ET
Still probably Mario, he had the whole cancer thing, and the whole bad back thing too.
- Wetbandit1

Wayne and Mario are 1 and 2 and it’s not even close
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Aug 13 @ 12:43 AM ET
Wayne and Mario are 1 and 2 and it’s not even close
- sbroads24


I think Bobby Orr is probably close, way before my time though
Gordie Howe is pretty universally thought of to be a top5 player

So i think 5th is where the real debate starts
sbroads24
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We are in 30th place. It's 2017 , NY
Joined: 02.12.2012

Aug 13 @ 12:49 AM ET
I think they bonded over cocaine, but hey, whatever works
- Powerslave

That’ll do the trick
adambuffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Location: United States, NY
Joined: 01.30.2007

Aug 13 @ 1:14 AM ET
If Mike Bossy didn't have a bad back and have to retire at 30 I think he would be in the discussion for top 3 ever.
adambuffalo
Buffalo Sabres
Location: United States, NY
Joined: 01.30.2007

Aug 13 @ 1:33 AM ET

Below average goaltending with no help from the forwards and mostly terrible partners playing huge icetime against other teams top players while our crappy team was constantly being caved in
Idk anyone who could’ve looked good under those circumstances?


- jdfitz77

This right here should be posted after every 'Trade Risto' comment. Our forwards (besides the hated Girgs and Larsson) play almost no defense. When the D does get the puck the forwards are almost to the other teams blue line expecting a 120' pass. Everyone clamors about Dahlin being our best dman last season need to pump the brakes a bit. He did have 1 more point than Risto playing 4 more games than him, but he had 55 less blocked shots, 138 less hits, and 35 more giveaways. This is all while getting 59% Ozone starts compared to Risto's 46% Ozone starts. Sure he is going to be special, but Risto is a good defenseman too. It's obvious most here never played hockey, and too many rely on analytics to tell them if a player is good or not, but some should take a class or something to teach them about positioning and responsibilities on the ice because many here are absolutely clueless.
jdfitz77
Buffalo Sabres
Location: buffalo, NY
Joined: 05.21.2007

Aug 13 @ 1:58 AM ET
This right here should be posted after every 'Trade Risto' comment. Our forwards (besides the hated Girgs and Larsson) play almost no defense. When the D does get the puck the forwards are almost to the other teams blue line expecting a 120' pass. Everyone clamors about Dahlin being our best dman last season need to pump the brakes a bit. He did have 1 more point than Risto playing 4 more games than him, but he had 55 less blocked shots, 138 less hits, and 35 more giveaways. This is all while getting 59% Ozone starts compared to Risto's 46% Ozone starts. Sure he is going to be special, but Risto is a good defenseman too. It's obvious most here never played hockey, and too many rely on analytics to tell them if a player is good or not, but some should take a class or something to teach them about positioning and responsibilities on the ice because many here are absolutely clueless.
- adambuffalo


BOOM
Post more sir

That said...
i really like all the defensive depth Botts has acquired

So I’m ok if we move Risto for the “right deal”
That being a young goal scoring winger imo
Personally, i like Ehlers

I’m also quite happy to see what Risto would look like paired with Dahlin, with (finally) a fairly decent team around him

Sometimes the best move a GM makes is to not make a move at all
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Aug 13 @ 7:35 AM ET
No worries

Ask Homie what he does to watch the games
Pretty sure he always streams them online

- jdfitz77

reddit nhl hockey streams through firefox on your smart tv,
BeadyEyedDouche
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Rustmine Ramsum most exciting Sabres klugdragger since Taro Tsujimoto
Joined: 07.01.2016

Aug 13 @ 7:35 AM ET
This right here should be posted after every 'Trade Risto' comment. Our forwards (besides the hated Girgs and Larsson) play almost no defense. When the D does get the puck the forwards are almost to the other teams blue line expecting a 120' pass. Everyone clamors about Dahlin being our best dman last season need to pump the brakes a bit. He did have 1 more point than Risto playing 4 more games than him, but he had 55 less blocked shots, 138 less hits, and 35 more giveaways. This is all while getting 59% Ozone starts compared to Risto's 46% Ozone starts. Sure he is going to be special, but Risto is a good defenseman too. It's obvious most here never played hockey, and too many rely on analytics to tell them if a player is good or not, but some should take a class or something to teach them about positioning and responsibilities on the ice because many here are absolutely clueless.
- adambuffalo
that last bit literally describes Risto to a T but yeah he is "a good defenseman" if we lower our standards
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Aug 13 @ 7:37 AM ET
If Mike Bossy didn't have a bad back and have to retire at 30 I think he would be in the discussion for top 3 ever.
- adambuffalo

I have him 4th


wayne
orr
mario
bossy
5th is a tie between howe and messier
jcragcrumple
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Reluctant bridge jumper; 6th round OHL draft pick, YT
Joined: 04.04.2016

Aug 13 @ 8:04 AM ET
BOOM
Post more sir

That said...
i really like all the defensive depth Botts has acquired

So I’m ok if we move Risto for the “right deal”
That being a young goal scoring winger imo
Personally, i like Ehlers

I’m also quite happy to see what Risto would look like paired with Dahlin, with (finally) a fairly decent team around him

Sometimes the best move a GM makes is to not make a move at all

- jdfitz77


Bad defensively, good offensively, like he has been forever
SabresFaninIndiana
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Bananaville, IN
Joined: 12.16.2009

Aug 13 @ 8:24 AM ET
reddit nhl hockey streams through firefox on your smart tv,
- homiedclown

i too have since joined the 21st century and bought a smart TV.. i used to buy the nhl package through DirecTV.. i assume the reddit stuff is free, can you get all the games or do you struggle to find them? what about NHL.com streaming service, does anyone use that and how is that/how much does it cost. If MSG has an app that i can watch them on outside of Buffalo how much is that? and which of these services can i record the games on and watch them later as opposed to having to watch them live?
homiedclown
Buffalo Sabres
Location: We want 1, FL
Joined: 02.24.2008

Aug 13 @ 8:29 AM ET
i too have since joined the 21st century and bought a smart TV.. i used to buy the nhl package through DirecTV.. i assume the reddit stuff is free, can you get all the games or do you struggle to find them? what about NHL.com streaming service, does anyone use that and how is that/how much does it cost. If MSG has an app that i can watch them on outside of Buffalo how much is that? and which of these services can i record the games on and watch them later as opposed to having to watch them live?
- SabresFaninIndiana

19 times out of 20, it's easy

sometimes it's hard to find a link that doesn't freeze up
SabresFaninIndiana
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Bananaville, IN
Joined: 12.16.2009

Aug 13 @ 8:30 AM ET
BOOM
Post more sir

That said...
i really like all the defensive depth Botts has acquired

So I’m ok if we move Risto for the “right deal”
That being a young goal scoring winger imo
Personally, i like Ehlers

I’m also quite happy to see what Risto would look like paired with Dahlin, with (finally) a fairly decent team around him

Sometimes the best move a GM makes is to not make a move at all

- jdfitz77

not sure i want to see risto with Dahlin.. Risto will leave dahlin out to dry too many times.. need to have risto with a more solid defensive player.. nothing against dahlins D play but he is still young and i would rather not put him in those situations.
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Aug 13 @ 8:32 AM ET
This right here should be posted after every 'Trade Risto' comment. Our forwards (besides the hated Girgs and Larsson) play almost no defense. When the D does get the puck the forwards are almost to the other teams blue line expecting a 120' pass. Everyone clamors about Dahlin being our best dman last season need to pump the brakes a bit. He did have 1 more point than Risto playing 4 more games than him, but he had 55 less blocked shots, 138 less hits, and 35 more giveaways. This is all while getting 59% Ozone starts compared to Risto's 46% Ozone starts. Sure he is going to be special, but Risto is a good defenseman too. It's obvious most here never played hockey, and too many rely on analytics to tell them if a player is good or not, but some should take a class or something to teach them about positioning and responsibilities on the ice because many here are absolutely clueless.
- adambuffalo



Maybe they did take said class...
But Risto was the instructor

"Just chase guys in your zone, if you get the puck, fire it blindly off the wall/glass...then the winger is responsible...sometimes forwards like the puck passed into their skates...if no pass, then dump the puck out of the zone, just over the bluelline...this gives the opponent the opportunity to secure the puck quickly and start a new cycle in our zone with our same guys on the ice just plain gassed.
That is defensive hockey ladies and gents...oh, and save all your toughness for the Ruskies"
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Aug 13 @ 9:01 AM ET
Mittleflab posted a shirtless pic on Instagram. Where is gerbe saying he’s fat?
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Aug 13 @ 9:05 AM ET
Yeah, I saw that online, thanks. Now, I have to figure out how to download apps onto my TV which I have never done before
- GilPerreault11



If you have a family member or close friend that is willing to let you use his cable login in, MSG Go should work.
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Aug 13 @ 9:11 AM ET
19 times out of 20, it's easy

sometimes it's hard to find a link that doesn't freeze up

- homiedclown


I wish the NFL or NHL would stream off YouTube or something. Have the games in 4K. You will can advertise during games.
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Aug 13 @ 9:12 AM ET
i too have since joined the 21st century and bought a smart TV.. i used to buy the nhl package through DirecTV.. i assume the reddit stuff is free, can you get all the games or do you struggle to find them? what about NHL.com streaming service, does anyone use that and how is that/how much does it cost. If MSG has an app that i can watch them on outside of Buffalo how much is that? and which of these services can i record the games on and watch them later as opposed to having to watch them live?
- SabresFaninIndiana



You have a few options:

1. Reddit. It's free, but the picture quality isn't always great, and as homie said, sometimes the streams freeze.

2. You can download NHL .TV through NHL.com (or whatever it's called now). You will be able to stream Sabres games since you are out of the Buffalo market.

3. You could download MSG Go and watch the games there if you know someone in the Buffalo area that is willing to give you their cable log in. However, MSG Go isn't supported on all platforms so it might depend on what kind of TV you got. I think it's only Android and Apple at the moment. Nothing on Roku or Firestick as of yet. There are ways to sideload it and get it to work, but it's a pain.

Here is some more info on how MSG Go actually works.

https://www.msgnetworks.com/faqs/
buffalofan19
Buffalo Sabres
Location: Wonderful things can happen when you sow seeds of distrust in a garden full of (bum)holes
Joined: 07.01.2007

Aug 13 @ 9:14 AM ET
I wish the NFL or NHL would stream off YouTube or something. Have the games in 4K. You will can advertise during games.
- Sabretooth9



When the NFL's contract is up with DirecTV, I think you will see YouTube/Google or Amazon Prime get the new deal and do that. There's a reason Jeff Bezos was in Goodell's suite during the Super Bowl last February.
IonSabres
Buffalo Sabres
Location: I said that months ago, keep up!, FL
Joined: 03.10.2013

Aug 13 @ 9:20 AM ET
When the NFL's contract is up with DirecTV, I think you will see YouTube/Google or Amazon Prime get the new deal and do that. There's a reason Jeff Bezos was in Goodell's suite during the Super Bowl last February.
- buffalofan19


Nacho Bar, and free brown liquor?
Sabretooth9
Buffalo Sabres
Joined: 05.24.2019

Aug 13 @ 9:29 AM ET
When the NFL's contract is up with DirecTV, I think you will see YouTube/Google or Amazon Prime get the new deal and do that. There's a reason Jeff Bezos was in Goodell's suite during the Super Bowl last February.
- buffalofan19


Yeah that would be great. All smart TVs have 4K YouTube and other apps. Time to step up! I have 4K for Netflix and the picture is pretty amazing. I have watched a soccer game in 4K. The picture was great

The NHL could really benefit from 4K. The people that still have issues seeing the puck move on the tv. Could see it a lot better and more clearly.
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